It is very uncommon to find rock paintings of prehistoric art with representations of wild hogs or relatives. One of the unique, better preserved (though restored) scenes discovered to date is found in the Cave of "El Charco del Agua Amarga". This cave is situated near the town of Alcañiz, at the northeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula. In its interior, symbolic scenes from the Mesolithic can be found on the walls. Among other animals and hunting scenes, one clearly represents an archer chasing a Wild Hog. A detailed look to the wild animal reveals that it had at least 3-4 arrows already stucked, but the animal is represented alive and in a running fashion. This fact illustrates the difficulty of hunting a wild hog for prehistoric inhabitants, and maybe explain why the prehistoric representations of wild pigs are so scarce.
Wild hogs are difficult to hunt because they inhabit forests where they can be very fast and agile at short distances. They can also be very agressive and dangerous, specially females when protecting their breed. With the advent of domestication, pigs and hogs become more habitual in the artisitic record and numerous representations from diverse cultures are well-known.
More information about the cave maybe found at:
Or you can download a pdf explaining the rock paintings in spanish titled: "Abrigo del Val del Charco del Agua Amarga (Alcañiz, Teruel): ¿Indicios de un ritual mágico-religioso?.pdf".
If you know any other prehistoric wild hog artistic representation, please don´t hesitate in sending me an email to: ignacio.aguilar.lazagabaster@gmail.com, or posting a commentary below. Thank you!
is there another pig prehistoric art in the world? (except Cave of "El Charco del Agua Amarga" and Indonesia)
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